Owner Comments:
Joint Finest Known! (1/3)
Total Graded: 40
Mintage: 5,826
1991 saw the introduction of the new PROTEA SERIES COINS for the S1R.
The South African Mint released attractive designs and special themes to commemorate special events or awards. Each reverse bears a different design based on the theme for that year.
The 1992 Commemorative issue celebrated the Centenary of South African Coinage.
Obverse
The obverse has an image of the King Protea (Protea cynaroides), the national flower of South Africa.
Around left, the name of the country in Afrikaans: SUID-AFRIKA; around right, the name in English: SOUTH AFRICA.
Below, the date of issue: * 1992 *.
Designer: Arthur L. Sutherland (ALS)
Reverse
Quadrant-like design of 4 coins (top) 1 gold Pond 1892, (left) 2 Rand, (right) 1 gold Sovereign 1923 and bottom, gold 2R.
Legend: Above, motto in Latin - SOLI DEO GLORIA - meaning Glory to God alone.
Bottom center, EEN RAND ONE (the value and denomination). Een Rand in Afrikaans, and One Rand in English.
Period years: Left 1892 and Right 1992
Designer: L. Lotriet (LL)